Meanings of minor planet names: 98001–99000

As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center, and the discoverers can then submit names for them, following the IAU's naming conventions. The list below concerns those minor planets in the specified span of numbers that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names. Besides the Minor Planet Circulars (in which the citations are published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.

Minor planets not yet given a name have not been included in this list.

Contents: 98,001… 98,101… 98,201… 98,301… 98,401… 98,501… 98,601… 98,701… 98,801… 98,901…

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
98,001–98,100
98,101–98,200
98127 Vilgusová	2000 SP24	Hedvika Vilgusová, 20th-century Czech book illustrator †
98,201–98,300
98,301–98,400
98,401–98,500
98494 Marsupilami	2000 UN111	Marsupilami, comic-strip character created by the Belgian cartoonist André Franquin †
98,501–98,600
98,601–98,700
98,701–98,800
98722 Elenaumberto	2000 YJ8	Elena Persichilli and Umberto Masi, parents of the discoverer †
98,801–98,900
98825 Maryellen	2000 YF139	Mary Ellen Craven, companion and partner of the discoverer †
98,901–99,000

Preceded by 97,001–98,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 98,001–99,000

Succeeded by 99,001–100,000